A WIDER WORLD OF FLOWERS

The botanical directory

From familiar garden flowers to species you have yet to meet. Explore the flowering plant tree through accepted scientific names, botanical families, and synonyms.

Accepted species
347,476
Synonym names
710,971
Botanical families
430
Genera
13,895

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Scientific names and synonyms are searchable from two characters. Familiar florist names link to their broader genus; common names are not available for every species.

6,755 species in ApocynaceaeShowing 4,297–4,320

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Photos show the identified species; cultivars and commercial forms can vary. Related genus guides cover other plants in the same group. Name authors credit the botanists behind a scientific name; “L.” stands for Carl Linnaeus. Swipe across the table to see family and guide links.

Flowering species, botanical families, photographs, and available florist guides
PhotoSpeciesFamily & genusFlower guides
No photo yetMinaria volubilisName author: Rapini & U.C.S.SilvaAccepted speciesApocynaceaeMinaria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMiraglossum anomalumName author: (N.E.Br.) KupichaAccepted speciesApocynaceaeMiraglossum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMiraglossum davyiName author: (N.E.Br.) KupichaAccepted speciesApocynaceaeMiraglossum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMiraglossum laeveName author: KupichaAccepted speciesApocynaceaeMiraglossum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMiraglossum pilosumName author: (Schltr.) KupichaAccepted speciesApocynaceaeMiraglossum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMiraglossum pulchellumName author: (Schltr.) KupichaAccepted speciesApocynaceaeMiraglossum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMiraglossum superbumName author: KupichaAccepted speciesApocynaceaeMiraglossum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMiraglossum verticillareName author: (Schltr.) KupichaAccepted speciesApocynaceaeMiraglossum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMolongum laxumName author: (Benth.) PichonAccepted speciesApocynaceaeMolongum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMolongum lucidumName author: (Kunth) ZarucchiAccepted speciesApocynaceaeMolongum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMolongum zschokkeiformeName author: (Markgr.) PichonAccepted speciesApocynaceaeMolongum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMondia ecornutaName author: (N.E.Br.) BullockAccepted speciesApocynaceaeMondia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMondia whiteiName author: (Hook.f.) SkeelsAccepted speciesApocynaceaeMondia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMonolluma cicatricosaName author: (Deflers) PlowesAccepted speciesApocynaceaeMonolluma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMonolluma hexagonaName author: (Lavranos) Meve & LiedeAccepted speciesApocynaceaeMonolluma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMonolluma quadrangulaName author: (Forssk.) PlowesAccepted speciesApocynaceaeMonolluma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMonolluma socotranaName author: (Balf.f.) Meve & LiedeAccepted speciesApocynaceaeMonolluma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMonolluma solenophoraName author: (Lavranos) Meve & LiedeAccepted speciesApocynaceaeMonolluma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMonsanima morrenioidesName author: (Goyder) Liede & MeveAccepted speciesApocynaceaeMonsanima genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMonsanima tinguaensisName author: R.Santos & FontellaAccepted speciesApocynaceaeMonsanima genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMorilloa carassensisName author: (Malme) Fontella, Goes & S.A.CáceresAccepted speciesApocynaceaeMorilloa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMorilloa furlaniiName author: (Fontella) Fontella, Goes & S.A.CáceresAccepted speciesApocynaceaeMorilloa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMorilloa luteaName author: (E.Fourn.) Fontella, Goes & S.A.CáceresAccepted speciesApocynaceaeMorilloa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMorilloa piraniiName author: (Fontella) Fontella, Goes & S.A.CáceresAccepted speciesApocynaceaeMorilloa genusNo guide yet
THE SOURCE & THE SCOPE

A living reference.
A documented starting point.

Taxonomy changes as plants are studied. This directory preserves the accepted names and synonym relationships in a specific World Flora Online release, so you can trace every entry to its source.

View the June 2026 source dataset

What is included?

All 347,476 accepted species classified under Angiosperms in this snapshot, plus 710,971 names treated as synonyms of those species. Flowering trees, grasses, and other less familiar flowering plants belong here too.

Is this every flower that has ever existed?

No complete list of every historical or undiscovered species exists. This collection excludes unresolved names, subspecies and varieties as separate records, non-flowering plants, and most cultivated forms. It is not a complete fossil or cultivar register.

Can I order these flowers?

A botanical record does not establish cut-flower availability or suitability for an arrangement. Our 1230 florist guides cover commercial flowers, specialty garden cuts, and foliage, with design notes, photos, and calculator links. Calculator selection uses that florist collection; other ingredients can be entered as custom items.

Taxonomy: World Flora Online Consortium · CC0 public domain · Published June 21, 2026. Photographs and editorial florist guides have separate credits.